2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED AND THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR BURNING WIRES AND TURNED THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. *KB
2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR